Technical implications of the The Lyon Declaration

This is a wiki page looking at some of the implications of the The Lyon Declaration to technical work in libraries. The hope is that we can use the Lyon Declaration to push what is already best practise

Clause

Text

Implication

6a

Acknowledging the public's right to access information and data, while respecting the right to individual privacy.

Since HTTP offers no privacy, this implies a right to access via HTTPS

6a

Acknowledging the public's right to access information and data, while respecting the right to individual privacy.

Since HTTPS is certainly a barrier to accessing inforamtion, particularly for those in the third world or on very out-of-date platforms, this implies a right to access via HTTP.